Paper-holding device



April 29 1924- v F. DESLIBES PAPER HOLDING DEVICE Filed April 4, 1923INVENTOR. Francis De-sl/ibe-s BY om Q ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

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Application filed April 4,

To all whom it may concern: q,

Be it known that I, FRANCIS DESLIBES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Modesto, county of Stanislaus, State of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holding Devices;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for holding loosepapers of various kinds, such as bills, receipts, memorandum leaves andthe like, my main objects being to provide a device of this characterwhich will firmly hold a goodly number of such papers of any sizeswithin reason without mutilating them with holes or otherwise, fromwhich any desired paper may be removed without first removing thosesuperimposed thereon, and which is adapted to rest on a desk or thelike, and in which the member on which the papers rest is set at a slopeto the desk such as to enable said member being in a convenient positionfor the user to write any desired notations, etc., on the papers withoutremoving the same from the holder.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly eifective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a sheaf of papers as held thereby.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view showing certain springconnections. Referring now more particularly to the characters ofreference on the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes a base of suitabledimensions at one end of which a plate 2 is hinged as at 2, the platebeing substantially the same size as the base and overhanging the same.1

Mounted on the base adjacent the end thereof opposite to the hinge ofthe plate is a transverse pin 3 serving as the support 1923. Serialnaeaaeai.

and 1 connecting; means for the *lower ends of .V-shaped spring members4;, the upper ends of which are connected by an integral cross-arm 5which bears against the under side of the plate 2, the springs acting tohold the plate at an angle to the base.

Upwardmovement of the plate beyond a certain point v is limited by meansof a bar orlight rod 6 overlapping the upper end of theplate 2 somewhatand formed with integral arms 7whi'ch extend to the free transverse edgeof the plate and are then bent downwardly to the pin 3, spring coils 8formed with said arms and disposed about the pin acting to hold saidarms against the said edge of the plate. Lateral movement of the springs4: relative to each other is of course prevented by the connectingmember 5, while similar movement of the springs as a unit is preventedby reason of the coils 8 on the pin 3, against which the springs 4tabut.

The bar 6, and adjacent portions of the arms 7 also serve as clamps,with the plate 2, for papers 9 placed on the said plate, which areplaced in position by depressing the plate against the pressure of thesprings 4, and sliding the papers along the plate until they abutagainst the vertical portions of the arms 7, which thus serve as stopsto limit the movement of the papers.

When the latter are in such position, the downward pressure on the plateis released, and the latter will at once resume its normal position,clamping any papers on the plate between the latter and the member 6.

If any paper is to be removed, it is only necessary to locate thedesired one by raising the lower and free ends of-the superimposedpapers, pressing down slightly upon the plate and at the same timewithdrawing the desired paper, this downward pressure upon the plate ofcourse relieving the frictional engagement with the clamp member 6,which always remains at the same height.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 'I claim as new and useful and,desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A paper holding device comprising a base, a paper supporting platehinged thereon, a member projecting upwardly from the base andoverhanging the plate at the end thereof opposite the hinge, springmeans acting to hold the plate in contact with said member and meansacting to constantly hold the upwardly projecting portion of theoverhanging member against the adjacent end edge of the plate, wherebysaidoverhanging portion always maintains the same position relative tothe plate in a vertical plane.

2. A paper holding device comprising a base, a paper supporting platehinged thereon, a member projecting upwardly from the base andoverhanging the plate at the end thereof opposite the hinge, springmeans acting to hold the plate in contact with said overhanging portion,and spring means acting on the upwardly projecting portion of saidmember to hold the same constantly in contact with the adjacent end-edgeof the plate. V

3. A paper holding device comprising a base, a paper supporting platehinged thereon, a member projecting upwardly from the base andoverhanging'the plate at the end thereof opposite the hinge, springmeans acting to hold the plate in contact with said overhanging portion,and spring means formed with the upwardly projecting portions ofsaid'member and holding the same in contact with the adjacent end edgeof the plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANCIS DESLIBES.

